Who Is Banksy? Batch of new artworks revive mystery

As a variety of new Banksy artworks have appeared around London, it has revived interest in the elusive artist, with people continuing to question who they are. The mysterious street artist has evaded the public eye for many years, with their iconic trademark artworks popping up from time to time, but their identity remains a secret. The mystery surrounding Banksy has resulted in his artworks selling for large sums of money, and various A-list celebrities are among his fans and collectors. In July, several Banksy artworks turned up around London, with the latest being graffiti art of a gorilla helping animals escape from a zoo, which aptly appears on roller doors at London Zoo. This was the artist’s ninth piece of animal artwork in nine days, which he posted to his Instagram account on August 13. In the first installment of the series on August 5, a goat was shown “perching” on a building. This was followed by murals of elephants, monkeys, a wolf, pelicans, a cat, swimming piranhas and a rhino appearing across the city. The rhino has since been sprayed with graffiti, the wolf has been stolen and the cat, which was painted on a billboard, has been...